"Ground-to-Air Spiritual Shield: Capable of deploying a shield within an area to resist attacks from the air, able to withstand energy attacks up to S level."
With this device, Lu Zixun could finally rest easy.
Even if the Thunder Insect mentioned by Gai Yue was formidable, could it possibly reach King-level?
After Lu Zixun activated the Ground-to-Air Spiritual Shield, a beam of light surged skywards, echoing to the heavens.
Centered around the beam, a blue light screen opened, enclosing a villa within its shield.
The moment Gui Xiaomeng saw the beam, she couldn’t help exclaiming, "Why do you have something from the Purple Mansion?"
"Ding—Shock value from Gui Xiaomeng detected +4000."
"Ding—Doubt value from Qiu Yuebai detected +4000."
"Ding—Silent value from Lin Siyin detected +5000."
"Ding—Shock value from Su Nian detected +500."
Looking up at Gui Xiaomeng, Lu Zixun was confused, "What is the Purple Mansion?"
Lu Zixun did research on where the items from the system came from.
He originally thought it was a product from another world, but it turned out to be developed in this world, which was strange.
After staring at Lu Zixun for a while and realizing that he genuinely didn’t know what the Purple Mansion was, Gui Xiaomeng sighed, "It seems you really don’t know. This kind of spiritual shield has been lost for a whole century."
Doubtfully glancing at Gui Xiaomeng, Lu Zixun was obviously skeptical, "This technology is from a century ago? Don’t trick me, little cat."
"Really, why would I lie to you?"
Not expecting Lu Zixun to disbelieve her, Gui Xiaomeng looked helpless, "Once this matter is over, I’ll take you to the Purple Mansion, then you’ll know everything."
"Why didn’t you bring out such a thing earlier?"
Glancing at Lu Zixun, Ye Xun said indifferently, "Do you enjoy watching your master get hurt?"
"Firstly, I’m not his master, we’re each other’s family."
Correcting Ye Xun’s words, Lin Siyin calmly stated, "Secondly, does this matter concern you from the Insect Clan?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a Frost Fire Spear shot out, piercing through Ye Xun’s chest once again.
Seeing this, Lu Zixun patted his paw, looking slightly embarrassed, "Sorry, couldn’t help it."
Grabbing the Frost Fire Spear with his right hand, he pulled it out from his chest.
Ye Xun discarded it aside, casting a sinister gaze at Lu Zixun.
The wound on his chest was healing at a visible rate.
This exceptional regenerative ability made Lu Zixun marvel, "Indeed worthy of the Insect Clan, the self-healing capability is extraordinary."
The remarkable self-healing ability, along with their rather extravagant reproduction rate, Lu Zixun was puzzled why the Insect Clan still hid in the shadows.
Logically speaking, the last dominant species with such abilities were called humans.
Just as Qiu Yuebai’s Wind Blade was about to be released, Ye Xun grabbed Gai Yue, ignoring the silver threads entwining him, and turned to flee.
The Wind Blade missed its mark, and finally, the doorway was clear.
But Lu Zixun’s expression was not good.
He had previously been happy when Lin Siyin called him family, yet deep inside he vaguely didn’t want to become Lin Siyin’s relative.
This conflicting feeling left Lu Zixun feeling agitated and he leaned silently next to Lin Siyin.
Qiu Yuebai was about to continue questioning Lu Zixun about what he knew concerning the Swallowing Sky Cat Demon.
However, seeing Lu Zixun’s sullen expression, Qiu Yuebai withdrew the words he was about to say.
Perhaps the only creatures more complicated than a woman in their thinking might be cats, and Qiu Yuebai didn’t want to bother him at this moment.
The long-accumulated Red Thunder finally struck down, fiercely crashing against the Ground-to-Air Spiritual Shield.
The shield rippled slightly before returning to its calm state.
At this point, Lin Siyin, having exhausted much energy from previously injuring Gai Yue, had fallen into a deep sleep.
Sensing that the Red Thunder had not penetrated the shield, Lu Zixun finally eased his mind.
Staring at a necklace in the System Space, he sank into deep thought.
He had not only exchanged for the Ground-to-Air Spiritual Shield but also another superpower item of unknown grade and specific name.
"What is this heart-shaped accessory, it looks like a necklace," Lu Zixun thought as he tried to take it out, but couldn’t no matter how hard he tried.
When he asked the system, it played dead, pretending not to hear Lu Zixun’s voice.
Drawing on his years of watching TV dramas, Lu Zixun could guarantee that this item was definitely not simple.
He wondered if upgrading to the Level 2 system would reveal its specifics.
Upgrading to the Level 2 system required a considerable amount of feeling value, but Lu Zixun still prioritized it as his primary task.
Not for anything else, but because Lu Zixun felt that he was about to break through to S-level.
According to the Gongsun Family, once strength reached S-level, one would receive an invitation to Crimson Land, an invitation that couldn’t be resisted.
But Lu Zixun still doubted this claim, as there was still an invitation to Crimson Land in his system space that he had drawn earlier.
It was always Lu Zixun’s style to prepare in advance, and enhancing the system before stepping up to S-level was undoubtedly a good choice.
The rain outside the window gradually lessened, and Lu Zixun’s perked ears also picked up the sound of helicopter rotors above the villa.
It seemed Xiong Kang had managed to kill the Thunder Insect?
He got up and shook his fur, with about half an hour left until his bloodline awakening.
Lu Zixun got up and pushed the window open with a paw, immediately spotting Xiong Kang hanging on a rope, rapidly descending.
"You could have come later."
Poking his head out, Lu Zixun sarcastically remarked to Xiong Kang.
With a perfect forward roll to a landing, Xiong Kang looked up at Lu Zixun lying on the window ledge.
Just as he was about to say something, his expression changed, "You little bastard, why has your strength dropped so much?"
"Ding—Detected a concern value from Xiong Kang +9000."
Having not seen him for just a day, for Xiong Kang’s strength to have increased by so much was truly gratifying to Lu Zixun.
He waved his hand indicating it was nothing, and yawned, "Otherwise, why do you think I urged you to hurry over? I almost got caught off-guard by the bloodline awakening."
Coming over to Lu Zixun’s side, Xiong Kang took off his gloves and heavily slapped Lu Zixun’s head, "You fool, didn’t you know to ask before your bloodline awakening? If the Insect Clan had captured you, your days would’ve been finished."
Lu Zixun raised his paw and harshly slapped Xiong Kang’s arm, seething, "How could this damn thing be my fault? How was I supposed to know it would come so suddenly? VV didn’t contact you yesterday, and you didn’t even think to come up and check."
"Who said I didn’t come."
With a helpless expression, Xiong Kang pointed to the insect clan’s blood that had dyed his combat uniform purple, "I was down there fighting all day and night, thinking why isn’t this little bastard coming down to help."
After sizing up Xiong Kang, Lu Zixun finally noticed his heavy dark circles and raised his eyebrows, "There are also Insect Clan down the mountain? They managed to hold you off? Was it Tan Ye acting?"
"If only it was just Tan Ye."
Rolling his eyes, Xiong Kang took out his phone, "I can’t explain, let me just show you a video."
Xiong Kang propped his hands on the windowsill, and Lu Zixun jumped onto his shoulder following his lead.
As Xiong Kang opened the video app and played a video.
In the video, there was the relentless sound of rain, and the constant rustling of moving noises, which was somewhat creepy.
Xiong Kang pointed slightly at the forest in the video, hinting, "Listen up, a magnificent scene is coming up."
Just as Xiong Kang’s words ended, the next second, a dense swarm of insects burst out from the forest, attacking STO’s main force.
Endless, pitch-black waves made Lu Zixun involuntarily gasp in shock.
Standing in the front, Xiong Kang released a Sword Qi, immediately clearing the insects before him.
But it wasn’t long before new insects filled the gap and charged again.
As the screen turned black and the video ended, Xiong Kang put away his phone, "That’s the Insect Clan’s delay tactic. So, I say if Tan Ye was here, it’d be somewhat easier to handle."
"This skill level... swallowing a city shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
Considering that Xiong Kang had swung his sword five times, killing at least tens of thousands of insects, there still seemed to be no decrease in the number of the swarm.
"These insects, in terms of strength, don’t even rank at C-level, so swallowing a city is unlikely. After all, conventional weapons deal with them quite easily."
He explained, then continued, "To engulf a city, it depends on the Insect Clan’s zerg tactics and high-end combat power, the standoff with humans is complex, but you should know it’s hard to accomplish."
A swift bop on Lu Zixun’s forehead.
The corners of Xiong Kang’s mouth lifted slightly, "Hehehe, you little bastard, I’ve been waiting for your bloodline awakening for a long time."
A kick landed on Xiong Kang’s chest.
Though he couldn’t use his superpower, Lu Zixun’s physical strength was still present, and that kick sent Xiong Kang flying into a mud pit.